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"I think they are the only ones that have it," Zelkin said. "That would be a great addition to the NCAA book to separate it from interference or have the referees call something else." USA Hockey has had the "late hit" rule in place at the youth levels since 1997 and recently re-emphasized the rule in its Declaration of Player Safety, Fair Play and Respect. A staple of a team defending the power play is icing the puck. USA Hockey has eliminated the icing in man-advantage situations at the lower levels. The result is a faceoff in the offensive zone. "It's not something that happens in the NHL or collegiately or at the higher levels of hockey," said Joe Bertagna, the executive director of the American Hockey Coaches Association and former long-time Hockey East commissioner. "For me, I think it's a great rule and I'd love to see other levels go to it." Imagine this: All the officials from the different governing bodies getting together in the same room to talk rules. It actually happens, and there's very little conflict. "When the NHL came to meetings, you never got the sense they were looking down their nose at us like they are at the top of the pyramid," Bertagna said. "They listened to how we did things and we listened to them. We would take their language and sometimes they would take ours. There was a real give-and-take." Even then, while they have managed to find common ground when it comes to maintaining law and order on the ice, they continue to play by their own set of rules. P Tom Worgo is a freelance writer based in Annapolis, Md. APRIL 2021 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM // 37 "It is really hard on the referees. There are times when an official may misinterpret or misapply the rules based on their knowledge of a different book." —Scott Zelkin, manager of USA Hockey's Junior Officiating Development Program 48 NEW ENGLAND HOCKEY JOURNAL | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 SPRING CAMP Hockeytown USA Saugus, MA April 11 – June 13, 2021 Canton Sportsplex Canton, MA June 28 – August 13, 2021 Falmouth Ice Arena Falmouth, MA July 5 – August 20, 2021 Essex Sports Center Middleton, MA June 28 – August 13, 2021 Hockeytown USA Saugus, MA June 28 – August 13, 2021 Coach Paul Vincent and his hand-selected staff of the top instructors in the country take hockey players of similar ability and challenge them to become the best that they can be. Last summer, our results were again outstanding, with multiple players going onto the country's top prep school, D1 and NHL teams. • Mite Squirt • PeeWee Bantam Junior High • High School Elite • Prep Junior Elite • College Level • Division One Elite • Division One Pro JOIN A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU: For more information and to register for summer camps, Go to PVhockey.com or call 978-807-4070 7ˆ WEEK ELITE TRAINING PROGRAM Dave Arnold/New England Hockey Journal Coach Paul Vincent and his hand-selected staff of the top instructors in the country take hockey players of similar ability and challenge them to become the best that they can be. Last summer, our results were again outstanding, with multiple players going onto the country's top prep school, D1 and NHL teams. JOIN A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU: • Mite Squirt • PeeWee Bantam Junior High • High School Elite • Prep Junior Elite • College Level • Division One Elite • Division One Pro Canton Sportsplex Canton, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Olympia Ice Center Springfield, MA July 06 to August 13, 2020 Falmouth Ice Arena Falmouth, MA June 28 to August 13, 2020 Essex Sports Center Middleton, MA June 28 to August 13, 2020 Bridgewater Ice Arena Bridgewater, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Hockeytown USA Saugus, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Spring skills start week of April 6 (8 week program) CAMP LOCATIONS AND SCHEDULES 7-WEEK ELITE TRAINING PROGRAM For more information and to register for summer camps, visit PV-Hockey.com • (978) 807- 4070 Dave Arnold/New England Hockey Journal Coach Paul Vincent and his hand-selected staff of the top instructors in the country take hockey players of similar ability and challenge them to become the best that they can be. Last summer, our results were again outstanding, with multiple players going onto the country's top prep school, D1 and NHL teams. JOIN A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU: • Mite Squirt • PeeWee Bantam Junior High • High School Elite • Prep Junior Elite • College Level • Division One Elite • Division One Pro Canton Sportsplex Canton, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Olympia Ice Center Springfield, MA July 06 to August 13, 2020 Falmouth Ice Arena Falmouth, MA June 28 to August 13, 2020 Essex Sports Center Middleton, MA June 28 to August 13, 2020 Bridgewater Ice Arena Bridgewater, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Hockeytown USA Saugus, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Spring skills start week of April 6 (8 week program) CAMP LOCATIONS AND SCHEDULES 7-WEEK ELITE TRAINING PROGRAM For more information and to register for summer camps, visit PV-Hockey.com • (978) 807- 4070 DAVE ARNOLD/NEW ENGLAND HOCKEY JOURNAL PVH_FP_8.5x11.indd 2 1/1/21 4:12 PM 48 NEW ENGLAND HOCKEY JOURNAL | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 SPRING CAMP Hockeytown USA Saugus, MA April 11 – June 13, 2021 Canton Sportsplex Canton, MA June 28 – August 13, 2021 Falmouth Ice Arena Falmouth, MA July 5 – August 20, 2021 Essex Sports Center Middleton, MA June 28 – August 13, 2021 Hockeytown USA Saugus, MA June 28 – August 13, 2021 Coach Paul Vincent and his hand-selected staff of the top instructors in the country take hockey players of similar ability and challenge them to become the best that they can be. Last summer, our results were again outstanding, with multiple players going onto the country's top prep school, D1 and NHL teams. • Mite Squirt • PeeWee Bantam Junior High • High School Elite • Prep Junior Elite • College Level • Division One Elite • Division One Pro JOIN A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU: For more information and to register for summer camps, Go to PVhockey.com or call 978-807-4070 7ˆ WEEK ELITE TRAINING PROGRAM Dave Arnold/New England Hockey Journal Coach Paul Vincent and his hand-selected staff of the top instructors in the country take hockey players of similar ability and challenge them to become the best that they can be. Last summer, our results were again outstanding, with multiple players going onto the country's top prep school, D1 and NHL teams. JOIN A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU: • Mite Squirt • PeeWee Bantam Junior High • High School Elite • Prep Junior Elite • College Level • Division One Elite • Division One Pro Canton Sportsplex Canton, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Olympia Ice Center Springfield, MA July 06 to August 13, 2020 Falmouth Ice Arena Falmouth, MA June 28 to August 13, 2020 Essex Sports Center Middleton, MA June 28 to August 13, 2020 Bridgewater Ice Arena Bridgewater, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Hockeytown USA Saugus, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Spring skills start week of April 6 (8 week program) CAMP LOCATIONS AND SCHEDULES 7-WEEK ELITE TRAINING PROGRAM For more information and to register for summer camps, visit PV-Hockey.com • (978) 807- 4070 Dave Arnold/New England Hockey Journal Coach Paul Vincent and his hand-selected staff of the top instructors in the country take hockey players of similar ability and challenge them to become the best that they can be. Last summer, our results were again outstanding, with multiple players going onto the country's top prep school, D1 and NHL teams. JOIN A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU: • Mite Squirt • PeeWee Bantam Junior High • High School Elite • Prep Junior Elite • College Level • Division One Elite • Division One Pro Canton Sportsplex Canton, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Olympia Ice Center Springfield, MA July 06 to August 13, 2020 Falmouth Ice Arena Falmouth, MA June 28 to August 13, 2020 Essex Sports Center Middleton, MA June 28 to August 13, 2020 Bridgewater Ice Arena Bridgewater, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Hockeytown USA Saugus, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Spring skills start week of April 6 (8 week program) CAMP LOCATIONS AND SCHEDULES 7-WEEK ELITE TRAINING PROGRAM For more information and to register for summer camps, visit PV-Hockey.com • (978) 807- 4070 DAVE ARNOLD/NEW ENGLAND HOCKEY JOURNAL PVH_FP_8.5x11.indd 2 1/1/21 4:12 PM 48 NEW ENGLAND HOCKEY JOURNAL | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 SPRING CAMP Hockeytown USA Saugus, MA April 11 – June 13, 2021 Canton Sportsplex Canton, MA June 28 – August 13, 2021 Falmouth Ice Arena Falmouth, MA July 5 – August 20, 2021 Essex Sports Center Middleton, MA June 28 – August 13, 2021 Hockeytown USA Saugus, MA June 28 – August 13, 2021 Coach Paul Vincent and his hand-selected staff of the top instructors in the country take hockey players of similar ability and challenge them to become the best that they can be. Last summer, our results were again outstanding, with multiple players going onto the country's top prep school, D1 and NHL teams. • Mite Squirt • PeeWee Bantam Junior High • High School Elite • Prep Junior Elite • College Level • Division One Elite • Division One Pro JOIN A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU: For more information and to register for summer camps, Go to PVhockey.com or call 978-807-4070 7ˆ WEEK ELITE TRAINING PROGRAM Dave Arnold/New England Hockey Journal Coach Paul Vincent and his hand-selected staff of the top instructors in the country take hockey players of similar ability and challenge them to become the best that they can be. Last summer, our results were again outstanding, with multiple players going onto the country's top prep school, D1 and NHL teams. JOIN A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU: • Mite Squirt • PeeWee Bantam Junior High • High School Elite • Prep Junior Elite • College Level • Division One Elite • Division One Pro Canton Sportsplex Canton, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Olympia Ice Center Springfield, MA July 06 to August 13, 2020 Falmouth Ice Arena Falmouth, MA June 28 to August 13, 2020 Essex Sports Center Middleton, MA June 28 to August 13, 2020 Bridgewater Ice Arena Bridgewater, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Hockeytown USA Saugus, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Spring skills start week of April 6 (8 week program) CAMP LOCATIONS AND SCHEDULES 7-WEEK ELITE TRAINING PROGRAM For more information and to register for summer camps, visit PV-Hockey.com • (978) 807- 4070 Dave Arnold/New England Hockey Journal Coach Paul Vincent and his hand-selected staff of the top instructors in the country take hockey players of similar ability and challenge them to become the best that they can be. Last summer, our results were again outstanding, with multiple players going onto the country's top prep school, D1 and NHL teams. JOIN A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU: • Mite Squirt • PeeWee Bantam Junior High • High School Elite • Prep Junior Elite • College Level • Division One Elite • Division One Pro Canton Sportsplex Canton, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Olympia Ice Center Springfield, MA July 06 to August 13, 2020 Falmouth Ice Arena Falmouth, MA June 28 to August 13, 2020 Essex Sports Center Middleton, MA June 28 to August 13, 2020 Bridgewater Ice Arena Bridgewater, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Hockeytown USA Saugus, MA June 29 to August 13, 2020 Spring skills start week of April 6 (8 week program) CAMP LOCATIONS AND SCHEDULES 7-WEEK ELITE TRAINING PROGRAM For more information and to register for summer camps, visit PV-Hockey.com • (978) 807- 4070 DAVE ARNOLD/NEW ENGLAND HOCKEY JOURNAL PVH_FP_8.5x11.indd 2 1/1/21 4:12 PM